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Better Messages vs RumbleTalk Group Chat for Communities & Live Event

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

Better Messages is the safest pick: health A · 98 against 80 for RumbleTalk Group Chat for Communities & Live Event, led by stronger support.

Active-install trajectory

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Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric Better Messages RumbleTalk Group Chat for Communities & Live Event
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads. 10K–20K ✓ 600–700
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage. Stable ✓ -25%
Overall health A · 98 ✓ B · 80
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated. 100/100 100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality. 94/100 ✓ 65/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved. 100/100 ✓ 70/100
Rating (weighted for review count) 4.7★ ✓ 3.6★
Reviews 142 ✓ 21
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org. 98/100 ✓ 94/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status. Low Low
Last updated yesterday ✓ 1mo ago
Downloads, last 30d 42.2K ✓ 774
Download momentum, last 30d vs prior 30d Dips that follow a release spike are normal: wp.org counts every update as a download, so the weeks after a release run lower. +18% +59%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. 0.5% ✓ 0.3%
Category Chat & Support Chat & Support

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

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7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.